Do you struggle to find shoes that fit your feet? Are you still waiting for that Cinderella moment? Everybody’s feet are different; the right fit for one person can be completely wrong for someone else.
Month: August 2017
You are only as old as your feet feel
Some pretty colourful shoes were warn throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s – but we now know a lot more about feet than we ever did! So how has our lifestyle choices from the last half-century impacted on foot health?
With Senior’s Week underway in Queensland this week (August 19 – 27), let’s take a look at the biggest foot problems that elderly Australians face today.
Put your best foot forward in the finals!
Netball finals are just around the corner and athletes will be pushing their bodies to breaking point, striving to come home as strongly as possible. It’s the tail end of the season when bodies are tired, and this is a common time for netball injuries to happen.
There are two main categories of injuries that can occur – acute and chronic. Chronic injuries come about over a long period of time and are in broad terms “wear and tear” or repetitive type conditions. Read more
Podiatry Care strengthens footing with new partnership
MODBURY’S Podiatry Care has strengthened its leading foot care offering and undertaken an exciting partnership joining national podiatry group My FootDr podiatry centres.
The centre is now called My FootDr Modbury, joining seven other locations in South Australia and 30 nationally as part of Australia’s largest podiatry network which has provided foot care services since 2004. Read more
How to prepare for the big race
Running a 5km, 10km, half marathon or full marathon takes a lot of preparation. Months of training and pavement pounding go into preparing your body to reach your distance goal. As you fast approaching race day you may be wondering how you should prepare?
So, here are our top six tips to keep your feet, body and mind ready for the big race.
Sprains, Strains & Fractures – How to prevent running injuries
When you run your feet and legs absorb enormous pressure. Our Healthy Feet Survey found that around 53 per cent of Australians have experienced sore feet after exercise in the last 12 months. Read more